Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY)

Boulder, CO 1991 [1]

SEJ's 1st Annual Conference: Sessions on using computers to analyze environmental data; reporting risk; the society's first elections.

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SEJ Annual Conferences [2]

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Public [3]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

Read more about Boulder, CO 1991 [1]

Utah 1994 [5]

SEJ's 4th Annual Conference: Writers William Least Heat Moon and Terry Tempest Williams; Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary; EPA Administrator Carol Browner.

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SEJ Annual Conferences [2]

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Public [3]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

Read more about Utah 1994 [5]

Rocky Mountain Region Asbestos Sites Reported [6]

There are at least 61 sites in CO, ID, MT, NM, and WY that naturally contain some form of asbestos, according to a report released July 9, 2007,by the US Geological Survey.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [8]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

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Public [3]

Read more about Rocky Mountain Region Asbestos Sites Reported [6]

Early Results Support Replacement of Older Woodstoves [9]

Preliminary results from a Montana air quality study suggest that replacing older wood-burning stoves and fireplaces with cleaner-burning, EPA-certified models can substantially reduce airborne fine particulates.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Chemicals [8]

Region:

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

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Public [3]

Read more about Early Results Support Replacement of Older Woodstoves [9]

Federal and State Moves on Wolves Spur More Controversy [10]

The long-running battle over the status of wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains is heading into another critical stretch.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

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Public [3]

Read more about Federal and State Moves on Wolves Spur More Controversy [10]

Cash Crop: Native Grasses [11]

Throughout the West, farmers' fields are covered in tall grass. That's not neglect - it's profitable.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [12]

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Public [3]

Read more about Cash Crop: Native Grasses [11]

FEDS Announce Preferred Colorado River Plan [13]

The Bureau of Reclamation announced on June 18, 2007, its preferred management option for the Colorado River basin during drought conditions.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Water & Oceans [14]

Region:

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

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Public [3]

Read more about FEDS Announce Preferred Colorado River Plan [13]

Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [15]

The public comment period for a long-delayed EIS draft designating energy corridors in 11 Western states is open.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [16]

Energy & Fuel [17]

Biodiversity [18]

Government [19]

Policy [20]

Environmental Politics [21]

Region:

Northwest (OR WA) [22]

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]

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Public [3]

Read more about Draft EIS for Western Energy Corridors Released [15]

FED Report Assesses Western Water Deficits, Makes Recommendations [24]

An extensive report on the growing threats posed to the Colorado River system by climate change, drought, and increasing population is scheduled to be released Feb. 21, 2007.

SEJ Publication Types:

TipSheet [7]

Topics on the Beat:

Climate Change [16]

Water & Oceans [14]

People & Population [25]

Region:

Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [4]

Visibility:

Public [3]